Build Creative Suite and Creative Cloud extensions

Set up a new Creative Suite or Creative Cloud extension, XMP namespace, or XMP FileInfo panel as easily as you would create a new Adobe Flash® Builder® project.

Creative Suite and Creative Cloud multiple version support (CS5/5.5/6/CC)

Select the version of Creative Suite and Creative Cloud you want to target and Extension Builder 2.1 works out the compatible features available for that version. Run your existing Flex 3.4 extensions in CS6 or create new Flex 4.5 extensions that leverage newer extensibility technologies.

Support for Creative Cloud products

In addition to developing for CS5, CS5.5 and CS6, you can create extensions for the CC versions of Adobe Photoshop® and Photoshop Extended, Illustrator®, InDesign®, InCopy®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, Prelude™, Fireworks®, and Dreamweaver®.

A new way to sell and distribute with Adobe Exchange

Reach Creative Suite and Adobe Creative Cloud™ users with Adobe Exchange, a new way to promote, distribute, and sell the extensions you create.

Signing, packaging, and exporting of extensions

Sign, package, and export extensions as platform-independent installer files and deploy them on your user's machines using Adobe Extension Manager.

Bundle manifest editor

Easily create an extension's manifest file, select extension resources, and define where resources should be deployed.

Develop and debug faster

Quickly build extensions and fix errors so you can get solutions to market faster.

Connect your extension with a digital asset management system (such as Adobe CQ) or other data back end for real-time preview and editing of data. Enable multistep, multiuser workflows across geographies.

CMIS integration

Use the new CMIS ActionScript libraries to connect Creative Suite extensions to any content management system that supports the CMIS open specification.

Creative Suite/Creative Cloud Host Adapter libraries

Use Host Adapter libraries to notify extensions of application events normally dispatched only to C++ and ExtendScript plug-ins.